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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

bsE HAnTw1cK THORPE is recently
ribbed thus: In person Mrs. Thorpe
lFy tall, straight, and slender, of q
|ded brunette type, and while the
or Of her complexion betrays deli
health. increased probably by
larry toll, the bright glance of her
! dark eyes expresses high de-
} Of intellectual activity. Her
bne, are suave and genial in o very
Eei degree, and not even the Oft
e1ted inhiotion of the too inquisi-
Interviewer affects the equanimity
Der temper.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
NATURAL DEPRAvIrY.

Mrs. Peterby, of Austin, Texas, is q
kind mother and faithful wife, but in
some respects she is not as bright as
she might be. The conversation was
about counterfeiters.
"There is one very strange thing
about these counterfeiters, said Mrs.
Peterby.
"What is that?"
"They are always arrested for coun-
terfeiting dollars. I have never heard
of one making good dollars. They
seem to be naturally depraved. -
Ieras Sifti1ags.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

.ha cities of Worcester and Fall
Mass, and the town OF Somer-
he Swedish population is rapidly
hing an important element. The
grants are mostly young girls, who
employment as house-servants.
10 other foreigners, they inter-
with the natives. There are al
two weekly papers in the Swed-
pguage published in Worcester,
In Fall River there are regular
|eran Swedish religious services.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
The Two Glasses.

There were two glasses, filled to the brim.
On rich mans table, rim to rim.
One was ruddy and red % blood,
And one was clear as the crystal food.
Said the glass Of wine to the paier brother,
Let us tell the tales Of the past to each other.
can tell OF banquet and revel and mirth,
And the proudest and grandest souls on earth
Fell under my touch as though struck by
Where I was king, for ruled in might.
from the heads of kings have torn the crown ;
From the heights Of fame have hurled men
have taken virtue and given shame.
nave tempted youth with sip. q taste.
That has made his future barren waste.
Far greater than q king ami,
Or than any army beneath the sky.
Il have made the arm Of the driver fail.
And sent the train from the iron rail.
have made good ships go down at sea,
And tho shrieks Of the lost were sweet to mo.
For they said; Behold, how greatyou bet
For your might and power are over all.
Hoi hoi pale brother, laughed the vine,
"Can you boast Of deeds as great as ,nine?'
Said the water glass, IT cannot boast
OF q king dethroned OF murdered host,
But can tell Of heart once sad,
By my crystal drops made light and glad
OF thirsts I've quenched, of brows I've laved,
OF hands I've cooled and souls I've saved.
I've leaped through tho valley. dashed down
the mountain,
Flowed in the river and played in the fountain,
Slept In the sunshine and dropped from the
sky,
And everywhere gladdened the landscape and
eye.
I have eased the hot forehead of fever and
pain,
I have made the parched meadow grow fertile
with grain.
I can tell Of the powerful wheel Of the mill
That grinds out flour and turns at my will;
can tell of MANHOOD debased by you,
That lifted up and crowned anew.
cheer, help. strengthen and aid;
gladden. the heart of man and maid:
I set the wine chained captive FREQ,
And all are better for knowing me-"
These are the tales they told each other
The glass of wine and its paler brother,
AS they sat together, filled to the brim.
On the rich mans table, rim to rim.
Maine Farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

The druggists of Iowa, in State conven-
ton. protest against the laws allowing
liquor to be sold in drug stores. They
object because this provision tends to de-
grade the drug. store and to make it a
pseudo-saloon. All that is required, &C.
cording to these druggists, for medicinal
purposes, is to allow the sale of alcohol
and perhaps wines by the drug stores, on
PHYSICIANS prescription, as other poisonous
poses alcohol is better than alcoholic liquor
anyhow. In the one case physician
knows just what he is giving his patient;
in the other case he doesn't.-The Voice.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

EVERY permanent state of mind is
largely the effect of habit. just as
we can perform an action so continually
that it comes to be habitual, so we can
encourage conditions of the mind until
they, too, come to be habits Of thin K
ing, and even of feeling.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

- scHRE1BER, q soldier Of King
- in a duel so astounded his adj
~ by not bleeding that the latter
r. an easy victim. Since then
has been o sort Of pincushion
b;s comrades wanted some fun
knives, daggers. and such. When
4 time in the army is up, this
I,oss miracle will exhibit himself.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

ark'ck K. FAHEY, a contractor,
~ INTO the Wilmington Star Office
~ the name of the fellow who
~ mat piece" Failing to get the
\. although offered every oppor-
" 70 correct the misstatement
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
Alcohol in the Sick. Room,

sWhosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise." What multitude of unwise ones
there are according to this verdict! Alco-
hol is the champion deceiver, and nowhere
has it more wofully deceived than in the
sick-room; but light is breaking in. The
most advanced medical minds are be-
ginning to perceive the "modus OPP
erandi" and true character Of this
agent. It has been employed to
aid digestion, but it is now known
that it retards this process. It has been
given to promote strength; it is now known
to lessen it. 1t has been administered to
heighten temperature; it is now known to
lower it. It has been used to intensity
vitality; it is now known to diminish it.
The success Of. non alcoholic hospitals
and observing physicians in private prac-
tice is producing marked impression.
and the day is evidently not far distant
when the indiscriminate or even the gem
eral use of intoxicants in the slck-room
will, like the general blood-letting of the
past century, be classed among the delu-
sions of the past.-Pubic Good.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
OF NO USE TO HIM.

OF NO USE TO HIM.
She had an eye Of witching blue.
She had cheek of crimson hue,
She had o wealth Of golden hair
Which rippled over shoulders fair
As any lily, lips as red
As coral from the oceans bed.
And whitest teeth that e'er were seen
Their rosy portals flashed between.
A hand small, shapely. soft, and fair.
Dione's daughters form and air,
A step as light as sportive fawn.
A smile as sweet as summer dawn
When fair Aurora tints the skies
With colors caught from Paradise;
A voice as sweet as ORIOLES song
The sweetest Of the feathered throug-
A temper amiable and mild.
The artlesness that marks the child
All these in form and mind were blent:
But then she hadn't got cent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

A MAN is known to his dog by the
smell, to his tailor by the coat, to his
friend by the smile; each of these
know him, but how little or how much
depends on the dignity of the intelli-
gence. That which is truly and indeed
characteristic of man is known only to
God.=Ruski,l.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

ONE firm in Newark, N. j., makes
$50, ZOO. 900 corkscrews in year. We
don't know the object of the cork
screw, but the New York firm appears
to be in very crooked" business.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
FUN.

HABIT is the dress of character.
The EDITORS favorite tool-the ada
A HOME run-running the sewing-ma-
chine.
The rule oftenest broken in school
Ferule.
The mule hates the tow-path. That's
where he draws the line.
A MAN may wear an indigo suit and
yet not have q ft of the blues.
BEWARE Of a man of one book"
especially if it is subscription book.
SPEAKING of drinking il may be OBJ
served that the man who "cau take it
or leave it alone" most always takes it.
-Kia,derhook Rough Notes..
"AH, JONES, where away so fast this
morning?" "I'm off for the whaling
grounds" He was the district school
master on his way to the sohoolhouse.
Boston Post.
AN Eastern exchange is authority for
the story that tree grows in South
America called the corset tree. Well.
there's no arm about that, is there?-
Cleveland Sun.
AN exchange refers to contem-
porary as having changed it's form to q
quarto. He could not probably, find
sufficient exhilaration in pinto. All,
there-o!-Sif1ings.
In Asia the people throw. themselves
under the wheels of Moloch. In
America we ride at the rate of sixty
miles an hour alongside of ared-hot
stove.-Omaha World.
"IT's all very WE'LL" said the grave
digger. "to advise young man to be-
gin at the bottom and work up, but in
my business t amt practicable.
Charlestoaoaa Enterprise.
"WHAT's life-insurance?s asked one
boy of another. "Well, s'pose," said
his companion, cts concern that
keeps a man poor all the time he's
alive so that he may die rich. "-LoueN
Times.
"To CLEAN teeth use mixture of
emery and sweet oil, following it with
plenty of kerosene" This would seem
to be queer advice, but as it is taken
from machinist's magazine, and from
a chapter relating to circular saws, we
have no doubt it is given in good faith.
A sELF-MADE man attained high
commercial position and was elected to
the position of alderman and magis-
trate of his town. He was asked why
he had not attended certain meeting
recently, when he testify replied.
"Dang it, man, I'm not amphibious. I
can't be in two places at once"
MAJ. K1NcA1D (who has just popped)
Pm not so very old, Miss Daisy.
King Solomon was over 100, you know,
when he married, and I'm sure he made
good husband. Miss Crozier-Yes,
but he had SO many wives at time that
the-er-care of him was nicely distrib-
uted, don't you know.-Tid-Bits.
HE-I see that between sixty and
100 persons in different parts of the
country have been poisoned by ice
cream. She Cunning pale)--Did any
of them die, George? He N-no; but
some of them were very sick. She
COLOR slowly coming backbone can
not be too careful, George, where one
eats ice-cream.-Harpe,'s Basar.
"DEAcoN," whispered lay mem
Der, II put in blue chip in the con-
tribution box yesterday by mistake.
and want to substitute dollar for it. n
"Blue chips are worth more than a
dollar, my brother" replied the dea-
con, who hasn't forgotten all he used
to know, @and, besides, sent the sex
ton around and had it redeemed. -
Ne,U York Sun.
OF NO USE TO HIM.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

COMMERCE defies every wind, out
rides every tempest, and invades every
zoue.-Banc1ofk
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

..n1Ar POOLE, of the Chicago
:. Library, whose "Index to Peri
y = uerature" has made his name
~ in every country where the
~; i, language is spoken, began the
.naration of the work when he
sophomore at Yale College in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

MUCH complaint has been made in
consequence of the introduction of q
new ticket system on overland roads to
California, says San Francisco journal
The trouble oil arises from the fact
that the ticket given at the Missouri
River by the overland agents contains
what is called punch photograph" of
the holder. This is supposed to be
complete description of the passenger.
Along the margin of the ticket is
printed, in straight column, the fol-
lowing words in small, black type:
Male-Fenale.
Slim-Medium--Stout.
Young-Middle-aged-Elderly.
Eye. Light--Dark.
Hair. Light-Dark.
Beard. Mustache - Chin - Side
None.
The passenger is photographed on
the ticket bearing his signature by
punching out all the words that are not
descriptive of him. If for male, the
word female" is cut out by the punch;
if he is slim, the words medium" and
"stout" are punched; if his eyes are
light, the word clark" is stricken out;
and if he wears no beard, the word
"none" is left standing; while "mus-
tache, "chin," and "side" are punched.
Now, it is readily seen how train
agent passing hurriedly through a
crowded car is likely to make errors in
describing his passengers on tickets,
and so far from being photograph Of
the holder, the marginal sketch often
becomes rank carricature. Even
when the punch-marks faithfully por-
tray the features and figure, the female
passenger cannot always preserve good
temper on looking at the picture drawn
for her. A well-developed lady of un-
certain age is not likely to consider it a
compliment to be labeled in cold type
as "stout" and elderly"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

charged, he quickly jumped from tho
cna,r on which he sat, seized i. by the
back, and brought it down upon the
mead OF Jerome B. Bell, the editor.
with whom he had been talking. while
that gentleman's back was turned.
Bell was Knocked to the floor with a
long and deep cash on his forehead,
but, quickly jumping to his feet, hit
fahey, who still had the chair up
raised. singing blow in the eye, which
landed him in q corner. Bell seized
Fahey's collar with his left hand and
while the blood covered his head pro.
ceeded with his right to crush Fahey's
face. Fahey is head taller than Bell,
Others interfered and Fahey was kept
crouched in the corner until nolica
officer came and took him away. Later
he was held for trial on charge Of az.
sault with intent to kill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

"a
face. Fahey is a head taller than Bell
Others interfered and Fahey was kept
crouched in the corner until police
officer came and took him away. Later
ne was held for trial on charge Of as.
sault with intent to kill.
ONE of the most singular Incidents
connected with the burning of the
Opera Comique, says q Paris letter.
was the wonderful escape from death
OF one OF the chorus-singers. On the
flrst alarm he had rushed upstairs to
his dressing-room on the fourth floor to
save his small possessions, and on ar
irving there, overcome with heat and
smoke. he had fallen on the floor in a
swoon. There he lay in a state Of utter
insensibility for over two hours. His
dressing-room was fortunately situated
in an angle of the building which the
flames did not reach, the state of syn
cope in which he was had suspended
respiration, and so, unframed by the
fire or by the poisonous smoke and
gases evolved from the burning
scenery, he remained there in safety
while death and destruction were riot
ing around him. 1t was long past IL
o'clock when he came to his senses and
realized the horror and danger of his
position. He made his escape by o
staircase leading to the Rue de Mari
vaux. and on finding himself in safety
he once more became unconscious and
was taken to pharmacy, from whence
he was transferred to q hospital. A
few days ago he was discharged, cured,
after suffering severely from his long
sojourn in the pestilential atmosphere
of the burning building. He can now
boast of being the only person who re-
manned for two hours in the Opera
Comique after the fire broke out, and
who then escaped not only alive, but
comparatively unhurt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23

There were two glasses. filled to the brim.
On rich mans table, rim to rim,
One was ruddy and red % blood,
And one was clear as the crystal food.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14
Respectfully yours,
G. N. & E. r. MOSES.
Great Bend, Kansas.
Are You Going Southq

If so, it is of great importance to you
to be fully informed as to thecheapest,
most direct and most pleasant route.
You will wish to purchase your ticket
via the route that will subject you to no
delays, and by which through trains
are RIM. Before you start, you should
provide yourself with a map and time
table of the Gulf Route Kansas City,
Fl Scott q Gulf r. r. the only di-
rect uoute from and via Kansas City
to all points in Eastern and Southern
Kansas, Southwest Missouri aud Texas.
Practically the only route from the
the West to all Southern cities. En-
tire trains, with Pullman Palace Sleep
ing Cars, and Free Reclining Chair
Cars, Kansas City to Memphis through
Sleeping Car, Kansas City to New
Orleans. No charge of cars, Kansas
City TO Chattanooga, Knoxville and
Bristol, Tenn. This is the direct route,
and many miles the shortest line to
Little Rock, Hot Springs, Eureka
Springs, Fort Smith, Van Buren,, Fay
etteville, and all points in Arkansas.
Send for large map. Send for copy
of the missouri and Kansas Farm
err" an eight page illustrated paper,
containing full and reliable informa-
ton in relation to the great States OF
Missouri and Kansas. Issued month
ly and mailed free. Address,
j. T.. LOCKWOOD,
q. Z. & L. A. Kansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14

The Barton county Teachers Asso-
citation will meet at Ellinwood on the
18th inst.
Geo. N. Moses is putting up wind
pump at his residence on the west
side.
Mr.. L. C. Elslton's new home on
the east side is almost ready for occu-
pancy.
The steam bakery has moved into
the room vacated by Parr q Ely,
south of the Leland.
Mr.. Slater took run down to Ster-
ling Saturday evening, returning Sun
day. He reports that Sterling is going
right ahead putting in water works.
1t appears that Medley was elected
Mayor of Leavenworth by 46 major
ity, instead of Z, as first reported.
A new and substantial walk is be-
ing. put down on the west side of
North Main street, commencing at
the Union hotel and running north
several blocks.
Myron Gilmore has put up q SUBJ
stantial wind pump at his residence.
He has it furnished with convey pipes,
fountains, etc., and says he will have
"blue grass or bust"
We see IN one of our Exchanges
that a game bill has passed the
Colorado legislature and received the
signature of the govtrnor. 1t pro-
hibits the Killing of buffalo for ten
years, hex or Rocky Mountain goats,
ten years; mountain sheep, ten years.
For deer, fawn and antelope the sea-
son is from September 1st to December
1st.
A GOOD many years ago the poet,
Gray, wrote a poem in which he
asked, "can Honor's voice provoke
the silent dust?" We are now pre-
pared to state authoritively that the
dust in Great Bend has been pro-
voked for nearly a week, and we pre-
sumo that Honor did it. Since the
question is settled, all our people are
earnestly agreed in hoping there will
be no further provocation.
An act of heroism which took place
last Saturday we are glad to record.
Mr.. G. w. Moore has three fine
stations which he has stabbed at his
residence in the south part of town.
Saturday two of them got loose in
some way, and the thr ee Immediately
began vicious battle. Mr.. M. being
away from home Frs. Moore got whip
and entered the stable, and by belabor-
ing the vicious animals succeeded in
driving them into their stalls, and
holding them there until small child
could be sent for assistancer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14

BEGGS CHERRY COUGH SY
RIP

VIII relieve that cough almost in
stantly and make expectoration easy.
Acts simultaneously ON the bowels.
kidneys and liver, thereby relieving
the lungs of that soreness and pain
and also stopping that tickling seusa-
ton in the throat by removing the
cause One trial of it will convince
any one that it hos no equal for coughs
and colds. DR.. S. J. Shaw has Sc
cured the sale oft and will guarantee
every bottle to give satisfaction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14

GREAT BEND, KANSAS
The buds are bursting. Gentle
Spring is here again.
N. r. Holmes has been quite I'M
well for several days.
A good six column Washington hand
press for sale cheap at this office.
John A. Sterett is building an add1-
ton to his residence on Main street.
It needs no second Daniel to foresee
that Great Bend will have population
of 10000.
Mr.. Hill has built handsome five
room cottage just south of Myron
Gilmore's.
Mrs. F. M. Dodson and children
returned Saturday from few weeks
visit to friends and relatives in Him
OILS.
Great Bend has some of the best
painters and decorators in the West.
Give them a job. Have your house
painted inside and out.
Saturday evening quite a number
of young folks gathered at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Cammack, west side of
town, and enjoyed delightful time.
Saturday we tried to escape the dust
by going to Larned, but it was a case
of jumping out of the frying pan into
the fire. The dust in Larned was
worse than at Great Bend.
Dust to the right of us, dust to the
left of US, dust all round us, whirled
and drifted. But the real estate men,
like the immortal six hundred, were
undismayed.
The real estate boom in Great Bend
has reached that point where town lots
sell readily by telegram. Several sales
of that kind have recently been made
by Messrs. Campbell & Caraway.
The Hutchinson Ne,os came out in
its new dress last Saturday morning.
IF it is kept up on the standard of
the first issue, it will be a creditable
paper not only to Hutchinson, but to
this part of the state.
The Sapta Fe passenger depot at
this place is totally inadequate to &C
commodate the passengers who get ON
and off here. Last Saturday fully
one half of those waiting for the
train had to stand up.
Mr.. Clevinger, banker from Ev-
crest, Brown county, Kansas, has
been in town few days looking up
bargains in real estate. Of course
Great Rend is the place to come for
bargains of that kind and many
eastern capitalists are finding it out.
w. E. Epperson, who has been in
Cove county for the past five weeks,
returned to Great Bend last Friday.
He has, while away, secured him a
homestead in that county. We
learn from Mr.. Epperson that the
country along the X. P. railroad is
settling up very rapidly.
MIR. A. M. Williams returned from
California, Saturday. He reports
having been satisfied with his trip,
but says he could have done better
had he remained in Great Bend. 1t |
seems the trades are overrun in that
state, people from all over the world
crowding in and, as a consequence,
many of the best workmen are out of
employment.
Elmer sBardick and family left
yesterday for Great Bend, at which
place Elmer expects to take charge of
one of the mills. We regret to lose
them from our midst, and heartily
commend them to the people of our
neighboring city in which they intend
to cast their lot.-Larned Chronoscope.
In the last days it shall come to pass
that the wind shall cease its playful |
gambols and be at peace with the real |
estate men of Kansas. Verify, this
shall happen about the SINE hour of
the Gay in which the lilo and lamb
shall lie down together and take a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14

Having today bought out the coal
business of G. Hedges q Co., we are
prepared to supply all our friends with
Cannon City and other coal at our old
stand on Main street, and at the
premises lately occupied by e. Hedges
d Go. Orders left at Langham's boot
store and Dean q Patterson's drug
store will be promptly attended to.
Yours truly,
COATS u AUCKLAND.
March 1, 1887.